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Day: 16 April 2023

STREET, John
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Males Manor Asylum Photo

STREET, John

Stephen MundayApril 16, 2023May 9, 2023

It is not clear why John entered Manor hospital. His family were interesting. John’s brother George, a builder, left £6m in his will. His son Thomas and his wife were killed by a V2 rocket in 1944.

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CARTWRIGHT, Walter
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Horton Asylum Males Photo

CARTWRIGHT, Walter

Isabel KnightApril 16, 2023April 17, 2023

A story revisited by the author when invaluable case notes came to light at the London Metropolitan Archives. What followed resulted in a thorough family history for Walter Cartwright and his family.

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VENNELL, Martha Ellen
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Ewell Epileptic Colony Female Burials

VENNELL, Martha Ellen

Jenni LlewellynApril 16, 2023April 17, 2023

We know little about Martha except that she was epileptic.

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CORKE, Henrietta
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Female Burials Manor Asylum Photo

CORKE, Henrietta

Sally NestorApril 16, 2023April 17, 2023

The author says, “This has been such an interesting case to try to unravel and kept a couple of us up to the early hours trying to make sense of it!” A fabulous piece of research leaving questions to unravel.

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HortonCemetery @horton_cemetery ·
6 Jan

John Victor Smith was an underage recruit, a drummer then bandsman with 1st Battalion 17th foot Leicestershire Regiment.

He served in many scenes of war...and that took its toll. It is a really
...interesting read.

https://hortoncemetery.org/smith-john-victor/

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HortonCemetery @horton_cemetery ·
6 Jan

Henry ALLEN - an interesting character; ambitious, a one time painter turned bootmaker who fell into debt and became bankrupt.

Sadly and tragically, one of his children died in a house fire and a
...few years later his wife, Alice died.

Read his story here http://www.hortoncemetery.org/allen-henry/
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HortonCemetery @horton_cemetery ·
5 Jan

John MABON (1878-1914), a Royal Marine. Invalided out after 11 years with fatigue, headaches and irritability. He was not awarded a pension, having suffered from syphilis in his early days. The ...image is HMS Swiftsure - one he served on.

https://hortoncemetery.org/mabon-john/

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HortonCemetery @horton_cemetery ·
4 Jan

James Christopher COLEMAN (1891-1916) suffered badly with epilepsy.

When he entered the Epileptic Colony in Epsom, he settled well initially and was said to be working on the land.

The remainder
...of his short life in the Colony was sadly difficult. http://www.hortoncemetery.org/coleman-james-christopher/

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